Gold's highest closing price on record
Gold closed at $4,361.40 per troy ounce on 19 December 2025, up $21.90 (0.50%) from the previous close of $4,339.50.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,592.20, making this a +68.25% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,361.40 per troy ounce on 19 December 2025. That is $21.90 higher than the previous close of $4,339.50, a move of 0.50%.
The gold price rose on 19 December 2025, gaining $21.90 (0.50%) against the previous session's close of $4,339.50.
At $4,361.40 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $140.22 on 19 December 2025. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 19 December 2025 18k gold was worth about $105.17 per gram and 14k about $81.80 per gram, against $140.22 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 65.2 on 19 December 2025, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 65.2 ounces of silver.
A week before 19 December 2025, gold was around $4,300.10 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,361.40 is a gain of 1.4% over the week.
A month before 19 December 2025, gold was around $4,077.70 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,361.40 is a gain of 7.0% over the month.
A year before 19 December 2025, gold was around $2,592.20 per troy ounce. The close of $4,361.40 therefore represents a rise of 68.3% over twelve months.